CALLAWAY COUNTY - Contractors working for the Missouri Department of Transportation have begun the initial stages of a resurfacing project on Route 54 in Callaway County.

Weather permitting, workers will be filling cracks in the pavement on Route 54 from the Audrain/Callaway County line to approximately 7.1 miles south in preparation for resurfacing scheduled to run from June 2 through July 24. The crack-filling work will continue through Monday, March 24. One lane of Route 54 will be open in each direction during the work.

Message boards are currently in place to alert motorists to the work. Drivers are asked to use caution when driving through work zones.

For more information about this project or other transportation-related matters, please call 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636) or log onto www.modot.org/central.